Packing device



Sept. 7 1926.

c. DAVIS PACKING DEVICE Filed Nov. 20 1925 Patented Sept. 7 1 926;

CHESTERM; nAvIs'oF BIIJoXI, ISSISSIPPI.

a PACKING DEVICE.-

Application filed Novemlienjw,1925. Serial No. 70am My inventionrela'tes: to packing devices; and-r is employed *in: packingifoods;such; as shrimp or the; like; also fi'gs, pears; peaches and otherfruits, in columnsin: glasstuin-x blers .or others-receptacles;

.The object of theinvent a vary 1 Siniple; durable, and inexpensivedevice for quickly placingthe articles? one abo' veythej'othe'r in theglass or other" recep taclexso as to form the same into verticalcolumns, thereby giving the goods a finezi appearance in the glass,showing their qualityflandfl size tothe best advantage andi enabling thepurchaser-to quickly estimate glass; 'sucha'pointi of engagement will:be:

the number? of' pieces-in aglass:

Important features ofithet'invention C0117 sist of'a pinof any desiredcross-sectional shape; adapted to he stood; up in the middle:

of the glass to i be packed; and, when desired,

having a plurality of radiating; wings: err tending outwardly an evendistancefifrom;

the pin. v

;The: invention consists in 'certaim novel.

features; of construction and? arrangements of parts: relatively to eachother and: to the glassfwiithi whioh'thedevice-is tofbe used; as will behereinafter described and claimed; referencegbeing had to the'accompanylng drawings, in. which ;-:Fig'. -1 is a perspective view ofthe deviceremiove'd from the glass or other receptacle with which it isto be used. 1 Fig. 2: is at vertical sectionof a glass with: the 1device standing in operative p'osition; therein; Fig. 3% is: atop planView i I of a glass: with the device standing; therein in operativeposition; and, Fig t'zis af sl'de" elevation of a glasso'f shrimp thathas been packed with the aid of." my device:

Thep'in may be either provided with parallelssides, or it :may betapered from its upper end downwardly, being smallest at The outeredgesof thewings its lower end. may also incline? inwardly from top tobottom, to approximately correspond to' the taper of V the glasswithi'which 1 the" device is intended to beus'ed; And: the parts-ofthe"device maybe i made of "any desired aterial whatever; I

Referring further to the drawings, the

numeral 1 indicates the pin :which may be ofany f desiredcross-sectional" shape; and

may be either I of even thickness", or may taper fromltop to bottom, asshown in the drawings. It' is designedkto extend above theltop of theglass and'has'itsfupper-pop ion is tofiprovide tion 2' fonned into ahandle portiongfwhich taper of theaglass-with which the-deviceis to beused-, -asi'is also the case-with theqpin illustrated in the drawings:It? willrbei noted; however that the taper of; the wingsgi's: slightlygreater than that of; the glass, so

I that: if: the: device should possibly comei intov positive engagementwith the sides-of the" preferably only at the upper end of the? wings,and thereby the-device will be: prevented from anyappreciable-binding'otthe device injthe glasses 7 i g The pin andwingsnlayj-be made of any" desired material" suitable for the purpose ofthe device, and-the pin: iscomparativelylarge relatively to the size ofthe glass, and has-its upper portion 1 "projecting iconsiderably abovethe top of thegl'ass, so that 'tlie shoulders 4 will not interfere withthe easy insertionofthe-shrimpror other goodsain'to ther glass'at' the'sides of the'pin. v

e In operation, thedevice 'isset in the glass to be filled; as shown inFigspQz'andS of the drawings, and the shrimp or other products":

I to be packed r'in the glass are dropped in .at the side'sof the pinbetween adjacent wings;

It'-will: be=in0ticed that in' the drawings a" I square'pinvis shown,and the'wings are set diagonal to. the sidesof thecpin so: that the pinpresents that .faces; between adjacent wings. As the glass: is'usuallyitapered; the smallershrimp may be'placed at: the both tomzof the spacesand the: larger ones at the'itop; When the glass is filled'thep'acking'device is simply withdrawn. This leaves the shrimp all nicely arrangedin columns inv the glass. I

Since the pin iscomparatively large rela tively; to the size of thereceptacle with whichit isto be used; the pin canbe used,

evenswithout the wings; to good advantage,

as the sides of the pinfforin' guidesyaus it were; for placing shrimp in'the glasses. However; when the receptacle, to be packed is large; thewings will be; needed; and they may also be-used to good advantage withwithout the wings; but with unusually small receptacles, the pin byitself is all that is needed, and since the wings are detachablyconnected to the pin, a single one of the devices is easily adapted foruse with receptacles of different sizes.

Having now described my invention, it will be seen that I have provideda device of great simplicity and inexpensiveness, which is neverthelessvery effective in the performance of the functions required of it.

hat I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. Adevice of the character described, comprising an elongated pin adaptedto be used with a packing receptacle, said pin being of a comparativelylarge cross-sectional area relatively to the cross-sectional area of thepacking receptacle with which it is to be used, and having a main bodyportion adapted to stand centrally in the receptacle on the bottomthereof, and to project up a material distance above the top of thereceptacle; and having a further upward extension at its upper end toform a handle portion.

2. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to be used with a packing receptacle, said pin being of acomparatively large cross-sectional area relatively to thecross-sectional area of the packing receptacle with which it is to beused, and having a main body portion adapted to stand centrally in thereceptacle on the bottom thereof, and to project up a material distanceabove the top of the re ceptacle; and having a further upward extensionat its upper end to form a handle portion; said pin having its main bodyportion exteriorly provided with a plurality of flat faces.

3. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to be used with a packing receptacle, said pin being of acomparatively large cross-sectional area relatively to thecross-sectional area of the packing receptacle with which it is to beused, and having a main body portion adapted to stand centrally in thereceptacle on the bottom thereof, and to project up a material distanceabove the top of the receptacle; and having a further upward extensionat its upper end to form a handle portion; said pin having its main bodyportion exteriorly provided with a plurality of converging flat facescorresponding in number to the number of columns to be packed in thereceptacle, the lower end of the device being its smaller end.

4. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to be used with a packing receptacle, said pin be ing of acomparatively large cross-sectional area relatively to thecross-sectional area of the packing receptacle with whichit is to beused, and having a main body portion adapted to stand centrally in thereceptacle on the bottom thereof, and to project up a material distanceabove the top of the receptacle; and having a further upward extensionat its upper end to form a handle portion; said pin having its main bodyportion tapered from its upper end toward its lower end, the lower endbeing the smaller end of the device.

5. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to stand centrally in a packing receptacle, and provided 'with aplurality of radial wings extending outwardly a suitable distance foreasy engagement with the interior walls of the receptacle.

6. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to be used with a packing receptacle having its sides convergentfrom its top downwardly, said pin being of a comparatively largecross-sectional area relatively to the crosssectional area of thepacking receptacle with which it is to'be used, and adapted to standcentrally in the receptacle, the convergence of the sides of the pinfrom its top toward its bottom corresponding approximately to theconvergence. of the sides of the receptacle.

7. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to be used with a packing receptacle having its sides convergentfrom its top downwardly, said pin being of a comparatively largecross-sectional area relatively to the crosssectional area of thepacking receptacle with which it is to be used, and adapted to standcentrally in the receptacle, the convergence of the sides of the pinfrom itstop toward its bottom corresponding approximately to theconvergence of the sides of the receptacle; and radial wings extendingoutwardly from the sides of the device, said wings being also convergentto correspond approximately to the convergence of the receptacle.

8. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to stand centrally in a packing receptacle, and providedeXteriorly with a plurality of flat faces, and having as many radialwings as there are fiat faces, the wings extending outwardly from thecorners formed by the meeting of adjacent faces.

9. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated pinadapted to stand centrally in a packing receptacle having its side wallsconvergent from top to bot tom, said pin being eXteriorly provided witha plurality of flat faces; and a plurality of radial wings equal innumber to the number of flat faces, the wings extending outwardly fromthe corners formed by the meeting of adjacent faces, both pin and wingsbeing tapered from top to bottom to correspond approximately to thetaper of the receptacle.

10. A packing device of the character described, for use withreceptacles of different sizes, comprising an elongated pin adapted tostand centrally in the packing receptacle, said pin being of acomparatively large cross-sectional area relatively to thecrosssectional area of the average-sizecl receptacle with which thedevice. is to be'used, and provided'with a plurality of radial wingsextending outwardly sufficiently to contact l with the interior walls ofthelargest sized receptacle to be packed, said wings being removable topermit the pin alone, without the wings, to be used with smallreceptacles, and the pin and wings with the. larger receptacles; wherebyto adapt a single one of the devices for use with receptacles ofdiiferent sizes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHESTER M. DAVIS,

